Brazil will be completely challenged for their match against Germany as they will be without star player Neymar and striker Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva has been presented with a yellow card during their match against Colombia, which caused the player a one match suspension. Unfortunately for him, it will be a crucial semi final game.
Of course the Brazil federation appealed against Silva's yellow card, but the Fifa committee completely denied them. They refused because they said that appeals are only permitted in exceptional circumstances.
The statement said: "The disciplinary committee ... cannot consider the matter given the fact that there is no legal basis entitling it to grant such request."
Nevertheless, the federation also submitted an appeal against Juan Zuniga's kneeling Neymar during the game. This, too was denied by the committee, and said that the referee had seen the incident.
Fifa added: "After an analysis of the matter and the extensive submission and documentation received from the CBF, the chairman came to the conclusion that the Fifa disciplinary committee cannot consider this matter in light of the conditions outlined in the Fifa disciplinary code ... to be able to intervene in such a situation."
Claudio Sulser, chairman of the Fifa disciplinary committee expressed his sympathy for the team, nonetheless. However, he also said that there is nothing that he can do for the team.
"The chairman of the Fifa disciplinary committee deeply regrets the incident and the serious consequences on Neymar's health.
"No retrospective action can be taken ... since the incident involving the Colombian player Juan Camilo Zúñiga Mosquera did not escape the match officials' attention.
"The conditions by which the Fifa disciplinary committee can intervene in any incident have to be considered independently of the consequences of that incident, such as an unfortunate injury suffered by a player.
"We wish Neymar a prompt and complete recovery as we wish the same for all players who have sadly been ruled out of the World Cup through injury."
With reports from: theguardian.com
